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Dec. 4, 1928.

J. FRANK y CAN - Filed NOV. 5, 1927 attache-154 Patented Dec. 4, 1928.

UNITED STATES P'ATE I 1,694,119 NT OFFICE.

JACOB ram, or CINCINNATI, oino, ASSIGNOR TO THE FRANK T-Eae srroncom- PANY, or CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION or OHIO.

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Application filed November 5, 1927. Serial No. 231,363.

The invention relates to improvements in can or container tops and particularly to that class for merchandising for domestic use granulated or ground commodities capable of being sifted through apertures or perforations in the can top.

With the present invention the can top is provided with a foraminous portion through which the contents of the can or package can be sifted and an opening preferably of elongated or oval design for pouring out the contents or through which a measuring spoon or the like can be passed, both relativelyarranged and capable of being closed or sealed by a single cover or cap preferably of the friction sealing-type. The cover has a dished portion fitting into and sealing the opening and providing a scoop or measuring spoon andan extended portion for covering and sealing the foraminous portion of the top and providing a handle'for" the dished por- It is, therefore, an-object of the invention to provide a container top. with a pour-out o ening sealed b a friction cap or cover of dished form wit a finger or tongue extension to individually constitute a measuring spoon or scoo g Another ob ect of the invention is to provide a container top with a pour-out opening and a foraminous portion both sealed by a'single cover, the cover adapted to be set in a transposed position sealing the pour out opening and uncovering the foraminous portion for sifting out the contents of the container, the cover individually constituted and characterized as a measurlng spoon or scoop capable of being inserted the container through the pour-out opening.

Further objects and advantages will be more fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan View of the improved can top, showing the cover disposed over both the pour-out opening and the foramlnous portion. a

Figure 2 is a view simllar to Flgure l, but showing the cover transposed for uncovering the foraminous portion.

Figure 3 is a view similar to the previous views, but showing the cover entirely removed.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line top to the body sides.

4 4,Figure 1, detailing the entire can construct-ion.

re 5 is a perspective view ofthe cover, i

Referring to the drawings which disclose I apreferred embodiment, 1 indicates the can body, its upper end marginally-flanged, over whlch the margin 2 of the top 3 is crimped for securing the top to the body. The top has a marginal recess i disposed therein for V providing a peripheral shoulder 5 against which the flanged end of the can body bears and which is a structural advantage in the crimplng over of the top in containers of thisclass. The channel recess permits the major vportion of the top to lie in a plane or level with "the top edge of the can instead of being recessed throughout as in the'case of the .base. Such form of top brings the cap or cover of the friction type above the plane of the top to accommodatefor'a handle extending from the cover to uncover the perforations when it is desired to sift out the contents of the container.

Theillustrated form of can top structure, 1

however, is merely adapted for smallersizes of containers wherein the dimension would require the handle of the spoon or scoop "form, of cover or cap to extend slightly be yond the side of the can when in one of its adjusted positions. For large sizes of cans 1 the top may be recessed following the general prevailing methods in the manufacture of cans of this character, and the general formation of the top mayv follow any design particularly adapt-able for other types of crimp jeint or union used in connecting the The can structure herein is one of the conventional types with which the present invention is included and with which it can be utilized without change in the canmaking machinery now employed.

In an oblong rectangular can the top centrally and toward one side punched to provide an oblong pour-out opening 6 having a tapering in-turned flange 7 to receive a friction cap or closure, such form of opening likewise being common in cans of this character except usually disposed centrally of a can. Its ofli'set position provides space in the can top for a depressed foraminous portion 8 throu h which the contents of the can can be sifte when the pour-out opening 6 is sealed, the de ressed portion registering with an extended h andle portion of the 010- r sure cap or cover 9 whereby both openings can be sealed, hm e eipgle cover and tr n posing the covet, one of the openings move ered. The cover is of friction seal typeand ot dished formation providing a, handled I j Q shapedcover can be used, with the present The dished orbowl portion of the cover or measuring bowl and, scoo cap frictionally engages with the flange '4' of the pour-out Opening and the handle with the shoulders 10 of the depressed sitter portion 8 so that in the normal position of the cover or can hoth the pour out opening, and sifter perforations are simultaneously closed and Sealed. For sifting, the cap is set into thepourwont opening- 111 e transposed position with thehandle extending in a direction opposite fromthe foraminous oition, sealing the 'p'ourvout opening an 7 the sitter apertures or perforations. Individnolly, thecapicbnstitutes a measuring bowl or "scoop capable of being projected into the container through the pour-out opening for withdrawing a measured quantity ofthe contents of the can. 7

The handle may' be extended from the dishedor bowl portion of the cover in any fashion and need not necessarily term a sealing closure fool the recessed foraminous portion as illustrated but merely provide a closure therefor in one setting of the handle, and likewise, the ioreminous portion need not be rdfor a permanent sealing can be made by an adhesive tape thereover." For such forms the handle roe be represented as a plane tab extension orobtelning an extension finger hold. 1 v

The design 0! the spoon or scoop use 1,694,119 v g y uncovering handled can opening closure may be divcrsifted so that it ca p, either ii -its e tirety or portion thereof, he utilizedaslese ing closure for the opening or openings in the can top. F or instance, the hgndled s 0oncommercial form of can having a single oblong pour-out opening, thus furnishing the can With a handled bowl of accurate tee or tahlespoonmcasoring capacity, or otherwise proportioned, to meet the universal measuring needs for the-hind otcommodity packed in the can, i v

Having described my invention, 1, claim; 1. In a earns can: top provided w th anohlong pourout opening and a, cover having a dish portion and handle portion, the di h d portion providing a, friction closure for said pour-out opening, and the cover individually constituting av handled measure bowl and scoop for measured quantity serviceof the can contents, and insertahle into the, 1 can through said pourout opening. 1

2, A container having a flanged pour-out opening and a foraminous portion for Slftm ing the container contents, ands, dished cover having a laterally projecting flat Y handle on a levelwiththe upper rim f said dished portion, said dished portion fit-v ting frictionallywithin the flanged opening of the container in only two position's, in one in which the handle forms a closure for the foraminous portion and in the other said foraminousportion is left uncovered.

1. In Witness whereof ,Ihereunto subscribe my name. 1 v.

JACOB R 

